A female 1SG received an ARCOM for that, yes. And she’s an Army-wide joke because of it.
Drill Sergeants were technically never allowed to swear, but they did anyway. Some drill sergeants, even when I joined in the late ‘90s assigned essays as punishment—drove the dumb kids nuts. That’s the Army that took down Iraq in three weeks, so we’re doing something right.
I fail to see why he needs an essay or a couple hundred push-ups at all, but I guess the Army will always be better “back in my day” than it is now.
**but I guess the Army will always be better “back in my day” than it is now.**
My dad was a retired Infantry CSM.
When I was a young Captain I accompanied him to a doctors appointment at the base hospital. We were on the elevator with another retiree and a couple young trainees. The trainees get off, the door closed and the other guy looked at my dad and said “The Army ain’t what it used to be!” Dad looked back at him and replied “It never was.”
I thought that was pretty profound.